WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Nathan Lane, who receives Signature Theatre’s Sondheim Award at The Anthem in Washington D.C. on Monday. Lane discusses the big honor, shares his memories of Sondheim and marks the 30th anniversary of “The Lion King." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews comedian Dave Attell, who cracks up the Hollywood Casino at Charles Town Races in West Virginia on Friday, May 4. They preview the show, as well as hype his latest Netflix special "Hot Cross Buns" and debate the greatest standup comics of all time. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Joey McIntyre of New Kids on the Block as tickets go on sale to the Big Summer Tour at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Maryland on August 16. They discuss the band’s formation and biggest hits from “Hangin’ Tough” to “Step By Step," as well as what each member brings to the group. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Grammy-winning and Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard, who brings his acclaimed opera concert “Fire Shut Up In My Bones” to Strathmore in North Bethesda, Maryland this Friday night. They also reflect on his iconic film scores, from Spike Lee’s “Malcolm X” and “BlackKlansman” to Kasi Lemmons’ “Eve’s Bayou” and “Harriet” to Gina Prince-Bythewood’s “Love & Basketball” and “The Woman King.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's...

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley catches up with six-time "Dancing with the Stars" champion Derek Hough, who performs “Symphony of Dance” live at Capital One Hall in Tysons, Virginia this Wednesday night. They preview the show and recap his wife’s medical emergency the last time they were in the D.C. area in December, when she started feeling disoriented at MGM National Harbor and was rushed to MedStar Washington Hospital Center for an emergency craniotomy. (Theme Music: Scott...

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews comedian Chelsea Handler, who performs live tomorrow night at The Lyric in Baltimore, Maryland. She joined me to preview the show, as well as TV memories of “Chelsea Lately” and her standup specials. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Public Enemy frontman Chuck D, who visits the Weinberg Center in Frederick, Maryland tonight for the Frederick Speaker Series. They discuss the state of art, culture and the world, while reflecting on Public Enemy’s biggest hits, including “Fight the Power," "Rebel Without a Pause,” “Don’t Believe the Hype” and “Shut ‘Em Down.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews D.C. native and Broadway producer Marjuan Canady, whose revival of “The Wiz” opens today at Broadway's Marquis Theatre before her brand new Alicia Keys musical “Hell’s Kitchen” premieres at Broadway's Schubert Theatre on Saturday. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews John Mellencamp's longtime guitarist Mike Wanchic ahead of Thursday night's show at DAR Constitution Hall in Washington D.C. They break down the band's most iconic hits, including “Hurts So Good,” “Jack & Diane,” “Pink Houses,” “Authority Song” and “Small Town.” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews "Everybody Loves Raymond" creator Phil Rosenthal, who performs live at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. this Thursday night. They also discuss the delicious D.C. restaurants highlighted on Netflix's "Somebody Feed Phil," as well as how he went from writing on the ABC sitcom "Coach" to creating Ray Romano's iconic CBS sitcom. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews actor Aaron Tveit as tomorrow marks the 15th anniversary of the acclaimed musical “Next to Normal” premiering on Broadway on April 15, 2009. They spoke when he performed at The Barns at Wolf Trap in Virginia in 2018. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley celebrates National Submarine Day by doing a deep dive with Oscar-winning filmmaker Kevin Macdonald on the 10th anniversary of his 2014 submarine flick “Black Sea" starring Jude Law. They spoke when Macdonald ("State of Play," "The Last King of Scotland," "One Day in September") visited Washington D.C. back in 2015. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews actor John Savage as today marks the 45th anniversary of “The Deer Hunter” winning five Oscars, including Best Picture, on April 9th, 1979. They spoke in June 2020 when Savage guest starred in the CBS military drama series “SEAL Team." They also reflected on the legacy of “The Deer Hunter” where he played wounded Vietnam vet Corporal Steven Pushkov alongside Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, John Cazale and Meryl Streep. (Theme Music:...

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Eric Drath, director of the documentary "The Dream Whisperer," chronicling NBA legend Dick Barnett’s quest to get his college basketball team inducted into the Hall of Fame. The team was finally honored at the White House yesterday, perhaps inspired by this interview on WTOP in Washington D.C. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews father and son Martin and Jesse Kove to celebrate the 40th anniversary of "The Karate Kid" (1984) and to preview their new western flick "Far Haven," which makes its linear TV premiere on the INSP network on Sunday, April 14. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Doodlebug of the Grammy-winning hip-hop trio Digable Planets, who headline the Jazz & Blossoms Park Jam this Sunday at Franklin Park in Washington D.C. They discuss the group’s career, from its philosophical origins to its smash hit “Rebirth of Slick (Cool Like Dat).” (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews actors Richie Moriarty and Danielle Pinnock of "Ghosts," which airs tonight on CBS before the cast visits the Library of Congress in Washington D.C. for a special event next Tuesday. They discuss their ghostly characters Pete and Alberta, while providing a sneak peek at the next two episodes. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Steve Berlin of Los Lobos, which rocks Hollywood Casino at Charle Town Races in West Virginia next week on April 12. They discuss the Latin-rock band's prolific 50-year run, from “La Bamba” to “Desperado." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Jennifer Esposito, who writes, directs and stars in "Fresh Kills" at the Annapolis Film Festival in Maryland this Friday. They discuss her decades-long journey to write and direct her first feature, as well as playing the mother of Emily Bader, who also joins the call. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion")  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Alan Ruck, who screens "Ferris Bueller's Day Off" at Warner Theatre in Washington D.C. on Thursday night. They discuss the legacy of John Hughes' 1986 coming-of-age classic, as well as his Emmy-nominated role as Connor Roy in HBO's "Succession." (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley explores the new Hulu documentary "Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told" by interviewing Amadi Boone, Monique Tolliver-Logan and Emma Horton-Ferguson, three D.C. Metro Club alumni who helped launch Freaknik in Atlanta in the early ’80s. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews the cast and creators of the new Holocaust miniseries "We Were the Lucky Ones," which premieres tomorrow on Hulu. Actress Joey King, author Georgia Hunter and show runner Erica Lipez break down the power of this family story. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews five-time Grammy winner Robert Glasper, who hosts a "Black Radio" tribute to Duke Ellington and J Dilla this Saturday at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. They discuss the special concert, as well as his acclaimed career of jazz, hip-hop and R&B. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

WTOP Entertainment Reporter Jason Fraley interviews Oscar-nominated director Matt Ogens about his new documentary "Madu," which screens this Sunday at the AFI New African Film Festival at the AFI Silver Theatre in Silver Spring, Maryland before streaming on Disney+ on March 29. They discuss his journey chronicling 11-year-old Anthony Madu, a Nigerian boy who became a viral ballet sensation. (Theme Music: Scott Buckley's "Clarion") Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices